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The .40 S&W (10.2×22mm) is a rimless pistol cartridge developed jointly by American firearms manufacturers Smith & Wesson and Winchester in 1990. [3] The .40 S&W was developed as a law enforcement cartridge designed to duplicate performance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) reduced-velocity 10mm Auto cartridge which could be retrofitted into medium-frame (9 mm size) semi ...
The Smith & Wesson SW series, ... .357 SIG and .40 S&W used steel slides and were all locked breech firearms using the short recoil system developed by John Browning. ...
The Model 40 is chambered in .38 special and has a five-round capacity. It is a snub-nose revolver with a 1 7/8-inch barrel. It is built on Smith & Wesson's J-frame and weighs 21 oz. empty. [2] The revolver was made with a grip safety as some shooters could not get used to the idea of firing a revolver without cocking the hammer. [3]
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (S&W) is an American firearm manufacturer headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee, United States. Smith & Wesson was founded by Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson as the "Smith & Wesson Revolver Company" in 1856, after their previous company, also called the "Smith & Wesson Company" and later renamed as "Volcanic Repeating Arms", was sold to Oliver Winchester and ...
Smith & Wesson.22 Long United States: 1902-1921 Smith & Wesson Model 1: Smith & Wesson.22 Short: 7 United States: 1857-1882 Smith & Wesson Model 1 1/2: Smith & Wesson.32 Rimfire.32 S&W: 5 United States: 1865-1892 Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Army: Smith & Wesson.32 rimfire: 6 United States: 1861-1874 Smith & Wesson Model 3: Smith & Wesson.32 S&W ...
Smith & Wesson produced large numbers of the Model 3, in three distinct models, for the Russian Empire by special order. The first was the 1st Model Russian (the original order design), with the Russian Ordnance Inspector mandating a number of improvements to the design, resulting in the 2nd Model Russian, with a final revision to the Russian ...
Pages in category ".40 S&W semi-automatic pistols" The following 74 pages are in this category, out of 74 total. ... Smith & Wesson SW99; SP-21 Barak; Sphinx Systems;
The Smith & Wesson SD pistols are available in 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W calibers in either a standard capacity version (16+1-round for 9mm, 14+1-round for .40) or in a restricted capacity version (10+1-rounds for both calibers).